Lord of Your Life  

God told Samuel, "Those who honour me I will honour" (1 Samuel 2:30).

Who sits on the throne of your life? When asked that question, most Christians would automatically say "Jesus Christ" or "God." But is that true? Have you really given Him full control of all parts of your life? Have you put Him above everything else, making Him the most important. Have you made Him Lord, and do your choices and the way you live your life reflect that?   

Jesus said, "If any man serve me, him will my father honour" (John 12:26).

Most people, even Christians, try to take control themselves. This never works well, because we don't have the foreknowledge to make the best decisions. Then, when things become messy, they might turn to God, yet the truth is we're never really in control. We either serve God or Satan. There is no other option. The man who prides himself on his independence is just fooling himself. There are no self-made men.

God's claim to pre-eminence...is His by every right in earth and in heaven. When we take to ourselves the place that is His, the whole course of our lives gets out of joint. Nothing will or can restore order until out hearts make the great decision: God shall be exalted above (A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God, kindle location 1085-1086).

Most of the Pharisees in the Bible didn't understand this. They thought they could exalt themselves and God at the same time. By doing this, however, they were trying to make themselves equal to or above God. Either you make God supreme Lord of your life, or He's not your Lord at all.  

Jesus answered, "If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God" ( John 8:54). 

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